Freeze lemon juice in jars - yes, you can freeze fresh lemon juice! If you live in the south, it's citrus time. Late winter and early spring is the perfect time for picking lemons, grapefruits, limes and oranges. And if you've got lots of lemons, you need a way to lengthen their shelf life. You want to keep those natural vitamins and nutrients fresh through the colder months! If you're … [Read more...]

Here's how to freeze green leafy vegetables - use them later as a side dish or in a smoothie. Greens - they are one of the easiest things to grow in your garden. Lettuce, mesclun greens of all kinds, chard, spinach, beet greens, arugula, Bok choy, collard greens, turnip greens – the list of leafy greens goes on and on. And they are great of course for salads and on sandwiches. But did you know … [Read more...]

Once you learn how to blanch and freeze peas, you will be freezing other garden greens too! Garden peas are one of our favourite vegetables. I like to plant as much as I can, so I can blanch and freeze peas for eating all winter long. As early in the season as possible, I try to get the peas planted. I plant my seed along the fence line in the main garden. I plant them here because … [Read more...]